# Cerna (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/cerna/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,726 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,005 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 53,920 people |
| Change since 2000 | +42% (4,020 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Cerna.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Cerna in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 6.3% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 92% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |

## Similar surnames

Ceron, Cerny, Cerrone, Corona, Crean, Crehan, Cherny, Crane, Carney, Curran, Crum, Crain.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.